By age

Ages 2–3

Gentle, simple stories for little listeners.

3 min read

After his last shadow-puppet show, Numa makes one final bow before the lantern goes dark and he rests in a velvet sleeve.

3 min read

Pip the little possum has been awake all night. As the orchard wakes, he climbs to his family's warm tree hollow for a cozy goodnight at dawn.

3 min read

After her bath, Mira watches the blue bathroom tiles reappear through the steam before heading toward her quiet bedroom.

3 min read

Dottie the little drawer welcomes a sock, a ribbon, a pebble and a paper star as the bedroom settles. A gentle story about putting the day away.

3 min read

Toma the jerboa finds a sheltered hollow beneath a sandstone arch as the desert wind grows quiet.

3 min read

Sela the spotted garden eel sways above her sandy tunnel. As the sea grows calmer, she lowers herself into a quiet rest.

4 min read

Rain has gone to bed, but Pip is still on the roof. A gentle journey through a quiet garden leads the little raindrop toward nighttime rest.

4 min read

A little tent peg has one small job on a wide, breezy evening. A soft outdoor bedtime story about staying steady as the meadow settles.